June 25, 2023

Day: 25, Movie: 25

I feel sick to my stomach.

It has been a long time since I have seen a movie as disturbing, unsettling and upsetting as Soft & Quiet, which I found on Netflix for the June Swoon 2.

I had no idea what this movie was about. The synopsis for the movie did not prepare me for what I was going to get. Shown in real time, a group of women, led by kindergarten teacher Emily (Stefanie Estes), held a meeting at a local church for their club. From there, things spiral out of control.

These seemingly sweet and kindly women were a part of a club of “like-minded” women. This was a nice way to put racist. They were an white support group that complained about every minority in the area. That was dark enough, but I had no idea what was coming next.

As they were heading to pick up some wine and go home to continue their meeting (after getting kicked out of the church), they came across a couple of Asian women at the store and engaged in some vicious comments.

This escalated to the point where the women went to the Asian women’s home to teach them a lesson.

It amazes me how much hatred there is for people in the world based on nothing but physical differences or perceived slights. Watching this really drove home the point how much hate can be a cancer and how it can become more easily.

This was a horror movie in the way that real life can be a horror. Blumhouse produced this movie and it absolutely created horror in me.

This movie was not an enjoyable experience, but it was not enjoyable because of the way it made me feel. The movie was extremely effective in its story and the acting felt real. There are several movies that I think are powerful and brilliant movies that I will never watch again. This is one of those.